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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Chronicle and Reading List.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1986, Loretan and Trolliet reached the summit in the fastest ascent for a unprepared line. How long did their ascent take?
(a) 40 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 51 hours.
(d) 37 hours.

2. When the British expedition returned to Everest in 1924, when did the team arrive?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) March.
(d) May.

3. What technical aid did Messner consent to use during his climbs?
(a) Expansion bolts.
(b) Helicopter.
(c) Ice axe.
(d) Oxygen gear.

4. After erecting his tent on the second day, how many pictures did Messner take before abandoning photography and climbing into his tent?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

5. At the time Messner was writing the book, how long had it been since Nepal was forbidden to foreigners?
(a) Only 10 years.
(b) Only 30 years.
(c) Only 40 years.
(d) Only 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large is Tibet?

2. How many illegal attempts to climb Mount Everest solo were undertaken between 1921 and 1949?

3. As Messner planned the route he would use to scale Mount Everest, whose route was he trying not to deviate from?

4. How many years of experience did the man who led the second British expedition to Mount Everest have?

5. Even though Messner's tent only weighed 2 kilos, the tent could withstand winds that were how strong?

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